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Oct. 8, 1929. E. J. YWEIKERT 1'330,701

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Filed April 2, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet l Inventor EfW/kkf Attorney Oct. 8,1929.

E. J. WEIKERf 1,730,701

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Filed April 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 w P 1 w Inventor Z7 fiV /hwkf"Attornqy Patented Oct. 8, 1929 UNITED STATES EDWARD J. WEIKERT,

or oFrEnLE, Kansas SIGN Application filed April 2,

The present invention relates to improvements in signs and has referencemore particularly to a signboard that is capable of being placedadjacent a roadway where the same can be readily and easily viewed.

One of the important objects of the present invention is to provide asign which is simple in construction, inexpensive, strong and durableand further well adapted to the purposes for which it is designed.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent during the course ofthe following description.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, andin which like numerals indicate like parts throughout the same:

Figure l is a rear elevation of the sign embodying my invention,

Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof,

Figure 3 is a fragmentary top plan view, and

Figure 4 is afragmentary vertical sectional view showing the manner inwhich the signboard is secured to the uprights.

In the drawings wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown thepreferred em bodiment of my invention, the numerall designates generallya rectangular shaped signboard that may be constructed of wood or metaland on the front side of which is adapted to be arranged the advertisingindicia. If desired, an ornamental molding may extend around the edgesof the sign board. l/Vooden blocks such as are shown at 2 are secured onthe rear side of the signboard adjacent the upper and lower edgesthereof and at spaced intervals. Also secured to the rear side of thesignboard are the longitudinally extending angle iron bars 3, the sameextending for the full length of the signboard. Securing means at theends of the angle iron bars are shown at 4:.

Additional wooden blocks 5 are secured on each of the angle iron bars 3for vertical alignment with the aforementioned wooden blocks 2, andasecuring means for these blocks is shown at 6, said securing meansextending through the signboard and through the angle iron bars as wellas the blocks in 1928. Serial No. 266,722.

the manner as clearlyiillustrated in Figure 4 of the drawings.

A plurality of elongated spaced angle iron standards or uprights 7 havetheir lower ends embeddedin a concrete base 8 which is set in the groundand these standards oruprights errrendtransversely of the longitudinallydisposed angle iron crossbars and engage with the rear faces of thewooden blocks 2 and 5, in the manner clearly shown in the drawings, andthe securing means for the wooden blocks extend through the respectivestandards whereby said standards are spaced with respect to thesignboard 1.

Diagonally arranged angle iron brace bars 9 which are secured at theirupper ends to the upper portions of the respective angle iron standardsor uprights 7 as at 10 have their lower ends disposed adjacent the rearedge portion of the concrete base 8 and the lower ends of these bracebars are secured to the shorter uprights 11 that have their lower endsembedded in the rear portion of a concrete base and these shorteruprights are disposed in alignment with the respective forward andlonger standards or uprights.

The upper end of each of the shorter rights 11 is connected with thelower portion of the respective front upright 7 through the medium ofthe substantially'horizontally disposed members 12 and the angularlydisposed brace bars 9 are secured to the respective cross members 12 attheir points of intersection as shown at 13 in Figure 2. I

While I have shown the sign as having the uprights or standards embeddedin a concrete base, it is to be understood that they may be anchored attheir lower ends in any other suitable manner. Also the sign sup portingmembers and the braces may be con-- structed of wood.

It will thus be'seen from the foregoing description, that I haveprovided a sign construction which will be strong and durable and whileI have stated that the uprights and bracing means therefore areconstruct-ed of angle iron material, the same can be formed of wood ifso desired.

While I have shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to beunderstood that Various changes in the size, shape and arrangement ofparts may be resorted to Without departing from the spirit of theinvention and the scope of the appended claim.

tain of the Wooden blocks being What I claim is In a sign, a pluralityof parallel spaced angle iron standards anchored at their lower ends, asign board, Wooden blocks for disposition against the rear side of thesign board and arranged in a predetermined manner, angle iron barsextending longitudinally across the rear side of the sign board, saidwooden blocks being disposed in alinement with the respective Verticalstandards, cerdisposed Within the angle iron bars, and securing meansextending through the sign board, angle iron bars, Wooden blocks andangle iron standards whereby to support the sign board in spacedrelation with respect to the vertical standards.

In testimony whereof I aflix mysignature.

EDWARD J. l/VEIKERT.

